Alright, Alright, Alright: Choosing a Better Response
A practical Christian study of “Alright, Alright, Alright: Choosing a Better Response,” with clear application for faith, relationships, and everyday life.
Alright Alright Alright
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The principle
I am your host, Kris Emerson, and I'm here to encourage you with tips and strategies to help you deepen your faith, build stronger relationships, and do the most with your life in Christ. In fact, just getting to say the title, which I get to say by rule at the beginning of the episode, and then of course at the very end, already puts a smile on my face.
Okay, that was a really terrible Matthew McConaughey impression, but you probably recognize it.
The deeper lesson
I'm afraid that if we accept language like that and we use language like that, that it will cause us as Christians to lose or tarnish our basic message programming at its fundamental level, and that is God loves everyone and we love everyone. People make mistakes, people need to change, we hate the sin, but we never hate nor are we hateful towards sinners.
Now listen, I know that liberals like McConaughey and others, what they mean is don't judge anyone, don't say you hate anyone.
What it changes
And I'll say this, he probably did when he was younger, but not so much in the last year and a half. The Excel Stillmore process has taught me that perfection is not attainable, but everything worthwhile is worth trying, and you don't know if you can't do it until you've put in the work to accomplish it.
In the end, whether it's something related to faith or building friendships or rebuilding friendships or changing your financial situation, or even fitness, it turns out in most cases we can do a lot more than what we thought we couldn't do initially.
Live it today
I've definitely done my share at this age at least of counseling, parents and teenagers, husbands and wives. And I'll tell you this until there is truth presented in such a way that it is believed and accepted by the other person, there cannot be peace.
You not only have unnecessary information about Matthew McConaughey's first four spankings, but you also know about three things he will not allow his children to say, three things that you and I must get out of our lives so that we can replace them with love, with optimism, and with honesty.
Take the idea with you.
- 01Where do I see the problem or opportunity described in “Alright, Alright, Alright: Choosing a Better Response” in my own life?
- 02What Scripture or spiritual principle in this study most needs my attention?
- 03What one specific change can I make this week to put this teaching into practice?
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